OasisLMS

James Filtz brings over 16 years of expertise as a catering and special event leader with some of the world’s premier hospitality organizations, including Yale University, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, and The Venetian & Palazzo Resorts in Las Vegas. Currently, James leverages his extensive industry experience to support hotels, brands, chains and management companies through transformative technology at Cvent, where as a senior principal solution consultant he drives international sales efforts for Cvent Passkey and Cvent Event Diagramming (formerly Social Tables).

The venue sourcing landscape is shifting, and understanding where demand is moving can help venues make smarter decisions for the year ahead.

Join us for a strategic look at the latest venue sourcing trends across North America and the signals shaping 2027. We’ll explore where planner demand is growing, which markets and event segments are driving opportunity, and what sourcing and response patterns reveal how venues can better position themselves to capture business.

We’ll also look ahead at the emerging 2027 pipeline to identify the markets, event types, and demand patterns venues should be watching as they plan for the year ahead.